Snapper rack



Sept. 5, 1933. R PROVQST 1,925,202

SNAPPER vRACK Filed Feb. 4, 1932 II I o ,m "111 Ill '1 11110111,: I'll.'I'IIIII' INVENTOR, [aura/Me Z. 7 /01/052? ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 5, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT Application February 4 1Claim.

This invention relates to novel article supporting devices and has forits primary object the provision of a racl; equipped with means forreinovably holding articles of any desiral le nature such as ties, hotpads or other light units that are used of ten and should be hung whereit is not dimcult to secure or remove the same from their proper place.

. One of the important objects of the present in- 10 'vention is thecontemplation of a rack particularly constructed to support ties, saidrack includin: a plurality of lingers, beneath which the ties may beplaced with ease and removed by a quick jerk. necessitating the use ofbut one hand,

yet not injuring the tie in any manner.

A iurtl er aim of this invention is to provide a cheaply constructed,useful rack that may be hung on the wall for the purpose of receivingand holding light articles which should be available 20 removable fromthe rack without endangering the security of all the articles remainingthereon which are not to be removed.

A still further object of the invention is the a simple, efficient, andunique contemplation or rack thereon a plurality of fingers, one end ofeach of which is yieldably maintained against the of the rack whereby tohold light articles thereagainst.

A yet further object of this invention is the provision of a rackstructure, wherein is included a plurality of fingers, all of which aresupported the base of said rack by common means whic in some instances,may be slidably or otherufse rern vably to the base, whereby the -oly ofthe parts of said rack lered excepionally inexpensive.

Many minor objects of the invention, especially relating to the specificstructure of a rack einbodying the invention, will appear during thecourse of the following specification, referring to the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:

Figure l is a face view of a rack made in accordance with the preferr dform of the instant invention.

45 r Fig. 2 is a top, edge, plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a cross section through the rack, taken on line III-411 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary, longitudinal, detailed section. through aportion of the rack taken on line IV--IV of Fig. 1.

5 is a fragmentary, face view of a rack made to embody a modified formof the invention, and,

Fig. 6 is a cross section through the rack, embodying the same modifiedform.

, 1932. Serial No. 590,835

In describing the parts which are combined to form a novel rack.contemplated by this invention, like reference numerals will be used todesignate similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing; Thepreferred form illus trated in Figs. 1 to a inclusive shows a rackhaving a base 8 formed of any suitable material such as aluminum orsheet metal and flanged as at 10 to insure rigidity. It is preferred toprovide base 8 with two or iore openings 12, by means of which the rackmay be hung in place, and the articles supported thereby moved therefromwithout setting up an objectionable swing. The desi n of base 8, clearlyshown in Fig. 1, has been found pleasing and practical, and one cheap tomanufacture. In this instance ears 14 form openings 12, which mayreceive screws, nails, or other securing means to affix the rack to awall. It is understood that base 8 may be formed of molded material orcut from comparatively thin wood or composition heard, all being withinthe concepts of the present invention.

A plurality of fingers 16 are carried by base 8 sothatone end thereofbears icreagainst, while the other end is spaced therefrom, as shown inFig. 3. A U-shaped spring or siar resilient member 18 joins finger 16intermediate the ends thereof to rockingly support said finger in amanner whereby movement of one end thereof toward the base will lift theother end therefrom.

In most instances it is desirable to provide com mon means foroperatively supporting fingers 16 upon base 8. In the preferred form, astrip 20 is supplied for this purpose and formed to present alongitudinal bead 22, through opposite walls of which is formedopeningszZ l for the reception of ti e aforementioned U-shaped spring18. The manner of inserting this spring is clearly shown in Fig. 3.

Fingers 16 are spaced apart throughout the length of strip 2i), andafter their assembly therewith, the unit is moved to place inassociation with base 8 by sliding strip 20 beneath a number of ears 26.To stop this sliding movement and to position strip 20 on base 8 andpreclude its accidental displacement after it has been moved to place,lips 28 are struck from base 8. and angled slightly outwardly, asshownin Fi 4. When inserting strip 20, lip 28 over which it ispassing'is simple pressed inwardly until the end of strip 20 is reachedand lip 28 snaps up thereagainst.

The end of each finger 16 which engages base 8 should be formed topresent a head 30 which will allow the article being held therebeneathto be pulled from its supported position by a quick jerk without thedanger of injury. The construction just above set forth permits platingfingers 16 and strip 20 after they have been assembled and before theyare placed upon base 8. It likewise allows spraying or otherwisedecorating base 8 without having to exercise caution which naturallywould increase the manufacturing cost of the rack.

It is obvious that any number of fingers 16 may be used in making asnapper rack and that any type of base suitable forthe many particularuses might be formed. Manifestly, the broad concepts of the inventionmight be embodied in structures of various natures, and it has beendeemed advisable to illustrate one modification such as Figs. 5 and 6 ofthe accompanying draw- Referring now to Fig. 5 and 6, base 50 should bemade of sheet metal or other material having properties which allow theformation of a longitudinal bead 52 through opposing side walls of whichis formed appropriate openings to receive one leg of U-shaped spring 54similar in design and function to member 18 of the preferred form.

Finger 56 having a head 58 formed thereon is afiixed to spring 54 sothat its one end bears against the face of base 50. The other end beingspaced apart therefrom permits movement of head 58 toward and from base50 as the article to be held is inserted beneath finger 56.

Obviously, any number of fingers 56 might be carried by bead 52 alongits length, and while this single bead is the sole supporting member forall fingers 56, it cannot be moved to carry members 56 out of theoperative relation with base 50.

Many other embodiments of the invention might be set down and it isdesired to practice the advantages of the present invention so long asthe same falls within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

A rack comprising a base; a series of ears struck from said base; astrip slidably secured to said base beneath said ears; and a pluralityof rockingly mounted fingers on said strip.

LAURENCE R. PROVOST.

